Zimbabwe cholera epidemic spreads

Zimbabwe cholera epidemic spreads

December 4: The United Nations has said the death toll from the cholera epidemic in Zimbabwe has risen past 550

Thursday 4 December 2008 06.55 EST
First published on Thursday 4 December 2008 06.55 EST

A man pushes his relative in a wheelbarrow to a cholera polyclinic in Harare. The nationwide outbreak of cholera, caused by a breakdown in basic water and sanitation services, has left more than 6,000 people infected